List of ship launches in 1957

The list of ship launches in 1957 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1957.

Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
2 February  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Bigelow Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
14 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Afghanistan Ore carrier For Commons Bros. Ltd.[1]
14 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Blackpool Whitby-class frigate For Royal Navy.
15 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Crestbank Cargo ship For Bank Line.[2]
16 February  West Germany Burmester shipyard Bremen Lindau Lindau-class minehunter For German Navy
28 February  United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana De Soto County De Soto County-class tank landing ship
5 March  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia York County De Soto County-class tank landing ship
9 March  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Joseph K. Taussig Dealey-class destroyer escort
14 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Esso Glasgow T2 tanker New midsection, for Esso Petroleum Co.[3]
15 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast King Charles Cargo ship For King Line.[4]
18 March  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts Mullinnix Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
31 March  Italy Ansaldo Shipyards Italy Frederico C Ocean liner For Costa Line
16 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Vitrinia Tanker For Shell Oil Co.[5]
30 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Picardy Refrigerated cargo ship For Royal Mail Line.[6]
16 May  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Skate Skate-class submarine
29 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Thessaly Refrigerated cargo ship For Royal Mail Line.[7]
30 MAy  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Carronbank Cargo ship For Bank Line.[8]
30 May  United Kingdom John I. Thornycroft & Company Southampton, England Duncan Blackwood-class frigate
3 June Canada Canada Davie Shipbuilding Lauzon, Quebec Gatineau Restigouche-class destroyer
7 June  United States Bethlehem Steel San Francisco, California Bauer Dealey-class destroyer escort
22 June  United States American Shipbuilding Lorain, Ohio Lorain County De Soto County-class tank landing ship
1 July  Japan Ayanami Ayanami-class destroyer
2 July  United States Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California Grayback Grayback-class submarine
1 August  United States Bethlehem Steel San Francisco, California Hooper Dealey-class destroyer escort
9 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Loch Loyal Refrigerated cargo ship For Royal Mail Line.[9]
10 August  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Hull Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
27 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast King George Cargo ship For King Line.[10]
27 August  United States Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, Maine Swordfish Skate-class submarine
28 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Dartbank Cargo ship For Bank Line.[11]
28 August  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News Santa Rosa Santa-Rosa-class cargo liner For Grace Line[12]
29 August  Japan Uranami Ayanami-class destroyer
9 September  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Graham County De Soto County-class tank landing ship
10 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Accord Confiance-class tug For Royal Navy.[13]
25 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast British Honour Tanker For British Tanker Company.[14]
25 September  Japan Shikinami Ayanami-class destroyer
27 September  United States Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company Seattle, Washington Richard S. Edwards Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
30 September  Japan Isonami Ayanami-class destroyer
8 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Alaric Cargo ship For Shaw Savill Line.[15]
10 October  United States Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California Sargo Skate-class submarine
25 October  United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Barrow-in-Furness Narwhal Porpoise-class submarine [16]
13 November Canada Canada Halifax Shipyards Halifax, Nova Scotia Chaudière Restigouche-class destroyer
17 November Canada Canada Marine Industries Limited Sorel, Quebec St. Croix Restigouche-class destroyer
22 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Port Invercargill Refrigerated cargo ship For Port Line.[17]
11 December  United Kingdom Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Greenock Scotland Cachalot Porpoise-class submarine
11 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Flying Dipper Tug For Clyde Shipping Co.[18]
14 December  United States American Shipbuilding Lorain, Ohio Wood County De Soto County-class tank landing ship
21 December  France Arsenal de Brest Brest, France Clemenceau Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier
24 December  United Kingdom Harland and Wolff Belfast Pendennis Castle Ocean liner For Union-Castle Line.
27 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Garrybank Cargo ship For Bank Line.[19]

References
  1. "Afghanistan". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. "Crestbank". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  3. "Esso Glasgow". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. "King Charles". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  5. "Vitrinia". The Yard. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  6. "Picardy". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  7. "Thessaly". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  8. "Carronbank". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  9. "Loch Loyal". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  10. "King George". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  11. "Carronbank". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  12. "T/S Santa Rosa". Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  13. "HMS Accord". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  14. "British Honour". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  15. "Alaric". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  16. The Times (London), Thursday, 17 October 1957, p.5
  17. "Port Invercargill". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  18. "Flying Dipper". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  19. "Garrybank". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
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